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  Smooth Sailing with AI: How AABCO Maintains Your Solutions for Long-Term Success By Todd L. Dietrich, IGP, CIPM, CIGO/AI Introduction Launching AI solutions marks a milestone for small professional services firms, but the journey is continuing. To keep your law, accounting, engineering, or consulting practice thriving, those solutions need ongoing care—like maintaining a ship for smooth sailing. In this edition of our AABCO’s AI Navigator Series we will be covering AABCO’s Maintain Services, which ensure your AI tools stay effective, compliant, and aligned with client needs. In this post, we’ll explore how we help your firm achieve long-term AI success. The Need for Ongoing Support Unlike Ronco’s Showtime Rotisserie in the old informercials, AI isn’t “set it and forget it.” Client expectations evolve, regulations tighten, and technologies advance—without maintenance, your tools could drift off course. For professional services firms, ongoing support is critical to: Sustain Perfo...

Navigating New Horizons: Training Your Team for AI Success with AABCO By Todd L. Dietrich, IGP, CIPM, CIGO/AI Introduction Implementing AI is only half the journey—ensuring you and your team can harness its full power is what drives success. For small professional services firms, like law, accounting, engineering, or consulting practices, AI adoption hinges on a team that is ready to embrace new tools. As part of our AABCO’s AI Navigator Series , this post will discuss how AABCO’s Training Services can guide your team to navigate these new horizons with confidence. In this post, we’ll explore how our training empowers your firm to master AI and embrace change. Why Training Is Essential AI adoption isn’t just technical—it’s human. Without proper training, even the best tools can go underutilized, and staff may resist changes to familiar workflows. For professional services firms, where client trust and precision are paramount, training delivers: Maximized ROI : Skilled users unlock AI’...

Steering Toward Efficiency: Crafting Tailored AI Solutions with AABCO’s Implementation Services By Todd L. Dietrich, IGP, CIPM, CIGO/AI Introduction Once you’ve mapped out your AI opportunities with AABCO’s AI Compass, the next leg of your journey begins: Implementation. This is where ideas become reality, and AABCO’s Implementation Services take the helm. Designed to steer small businesses toward efficiency and growth, our services craft AI solutions tailored to your unique needs. In this installment of AABCO’s AI Navigator Series we’ll explore how our Implementation Services transform your vision into actionable, impactful tools. The Value of a Strategic Approach AI isn’t a plug-and-play technology—success requires a plan that fits your business like a glove. Without a clear strategy, you risk adopting tools that don’t align with your goals or overburden your resources. AABCO’s Implementation Services start with strategy, ensuring every solution is purpose-built for your operations....

  AI Is Coming For Your Podcast! By  Todd L. Dietrich, IGP, CIPM, CIGO/A I AABCO Consulting invites you to listen to this short 5 minute podcast that outlines our approach to helping small professional service firms have a successful AI journey.  Did you take a listen? Hopefully that overview helps put into perspective what AABCO Consulting offers to help you navigate the uncharted waters of adopting AI.  Here's the thing though, that entire podcast was generated by AI. The overview, the script, the hosts...all generated by AI. (Side note, even the picture above of the podcast hosts is generated by another AI tool.) The ability to do this is virtually brand new, at least on an  easily accessible  large scale. With that noted, there are already options for taking the audio file and creating a video! That step is still a little bumpy, but given the speed with which AI tools adapt and update, a fully automated and AI generated high quality video podcast is rig...

  Harnessing AI for Small Business Success By  Todd L. Dietrich, IGP, CIPM, CIGO/A I AABCO Consulting aims to assist small businesses, particularly small professional services firms, in adapting to the rapid changes driven by technological advancements. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a significant factor in improving operational efficiency, enhancing client engagement, and creating growth opportunities. AI offers valuable possibilities for small professional services firms to compete effectively. With nearly 50 years of combined experience in professional service and technology firms, AABCO Consulting highlights that strategic AI integration is crucial for future success, given it adheres to best practices and ethical standards. For small firms, resource constraints often necessitate a focus on maximizing efficiency and delivering exceptional client value with limited personnel. AI offers a pathway to achieve this by automating repetitive tasks, providing data-driven in...